Help answering questions about neural networks for my father(retired Computer Science and EE professor) who (for medical reasons) cannot post them himself.
My father, a retired Computer Science professor and pioneer in network design algorithms, has asked me to post two questions he has as he attempts to teach himself about neural networks. For physical/medical reasons he can’t post them himself. Grateful for any answers or suggestions for where he could find them!
His note:
I have many questions, but they all revolve around two issues.
The first is when the weights in the neural net converge, do they exhibit any recognizable pattern. I realize that when the number of nodes and levels in the net are large it may be impossible to recognize the pattern. But suppose that the problem being examined is a simple categorization and the number of nodes in the net is small, is it possible to see a pattern in the weights? The network is supposed to …
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